Three killed during horrific three hours on South Australian roads

Three men have died in separate crashes across South Australia in less than three hours.

The driver of a car died after it struck a Stobie pole near the intersection of Marion Rd and Finnis St at Mitchell Park on Friday, marking a horrific day on SA roads during which two others died in separate crashes. Picture: Seven News

Three elderly men have died in separate crashes across South Australia in less than three hours.

The deaths bring the state’s road toll to 36 compared with 20 the same time last year.

An 86-year-old man from the Murraylands was killed when his car collided with a truck on the Karoonda Hwy near Halidon, about 100km east of Murray Bridge, about 1.20pm yesterday.

The car flipped on to its roof off the road while the truck, carrying hay bales, rolled.

The male truck driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.

Traffic restrictions were in place on the highway for several hours while police investigated the circumstances surrounding the crash.

About 50 minutes earlier, a car struck a Stobie pole near the intersection of Marion Rd and Finnis St at Mitchell Park.

The driver — a Torrensville man, 83 — died at the scene.

Major Crash investigators are looking into whether a medical episode contributed to the crash.

Emergency crews are at the scene of a serious crash at the intersection of Marion Road and Finnis Street.

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Marion Rd was down to one lane in both directions during afternoon peak-hour traffic.

In a third fatal crash yesterday, a 90-year-old Port Augusta man died when his car hit a pole at a car park of a Port Augusta business about 3.10pm.

Although the investigation is in its early stages, police believed the man may have suffered a medical episode.

Major Crash investigators were at the crash scene on Mackay St, which was closed to all traffic between Young and Marryatt streets.

Meanwhile, an out-of-control car mounted the kerb and ploughed into pedestrians at a busy tram stop in front of the Royal Adelaide Hospital on North Tce in the Adelaide CBD.

The scene of the incident on North Tce on Friday. Picture: AAP Image/Brenton Edwards

Shocked witnesses said a male pedestrian — a Northfield man, 60 — was knocked off his feet and smashed on to the windscreen.

His head injuries were considered non-life threatening and he was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

The silver Kia hatchback, which was travelling on the northern side of the road, took out several metal railings and came to a stop after slamming into a bench.

Two women were reportedly sitting on the bench but fortunately escaped injuries.

The female driver, aged in her 30s, who was crying and appeared distraught, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital as a precaution. Tram services were suspended for an hour.